Located at the heart of France’s hexagonal territory, Auvergne is a sparsely populated land of volcanic plateaus and large valleys. Unlike the Alps to the east or the Pyrénées to the southwest, its highest peaks reach only 6,000 feet above sea level and are free of snow in summer. The local authorities? efforts to safeguard the environment have made Auvergne one of the last protected zones in Europe.
Before going to Auvergne, familiarize yourself with its history and its gastronomy.
I am looking for the manufacturer of Gauloises cigarettes in France.
Name, telephone number, website, e-mail address or any contact details
Please e-mail me on nlewis@iafrica.com.
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Nigel
I will be arriving Paris on 27th September alone and like to know more info about getting to Paris from airport. I will be spending Saturday and Sunday in Paris and wonder where I should visit as a tourist and a good location to stay (2/3 star hotels).
Is it save to travel by subways?
5 Read Morecan anyone helpme??????? i am francebound tomorrow. i have no idea how to get from the airport to YErres. any ideas?
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Gaul
Settled mainly by the Gauls and related Celtic peoples (apart from a shrinking area of Basque population in the south-west), the area of modern France comprised the bulk of the region of Gaul (Latin Gallia) under Roman rule from the 1st century BC to the 5th century AD.
Franks
In 486, Clovis I, leader of the Salian Franks to the east, conquered the Roman territory between the Loire and the Somme, subsequently uniting most of northern and central France under his rule and adopting (496) the Roman Catholic form of Christianity in preference to the Arianism preferred by rival Germanic rulers.
Louis XVI of France (August 23, 1754 – January 21, 1793) succeeded his grandfather (Louis XV of France) as King of France on May 10, 1774; he was crowned on June 11, 1775. His father, the dauphin, had died in 1765.
On May 16, 1770 he married Marie Antoinette, daughter of Francis I of Austria and Empress Maria Theresa , a Habsburg. They had four children:
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i am from pakistan and i have a diploma of associate civil engineer with 6 years work experience. i want to continue my further study in France, so could you guide me for this purpose and tell me the requirements and any concern department address etc.
How could this happen? I realize you don’t get heat like that in France very often and most people do not have air conditioning, but do you have house fans? Is basic heat safety not common knowledge?
Why doesn’t there seem to be more outrage? 104 degrees doesn’t seem hot enough to kill 15,000 people to me. In my area of the U.S.A. we had 20 days of more than 110 in the month of July alone, yes it broke records but we were not loosing people to the heat left and right.
Is your government planning on making any changes so this does not happen again? 15,000 deaths in France would be like 90,000 in America. Does anyone here think there would be a politician alive who’s head was not being called for if this happened in America?
6 Read MoreHi, I was just wondering if anyone can help, re the weather in winter in France.
I am heading over there for 7 weeks in December/January as part of an exchange program and was wondering what sort of clothes are best to take. I am aware that it is around 6/7 degrees celcius but comming from Brisbane, Australia, the lowest we normally get during the day in winter is 22 degrees so its quite a dramatic change!
Thanking you in advance,
Can anyone suggest a resource for buying a house or offer information or experiences?
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